1 Pfennig - John Frederick Charles of Ostein
Features
| Issuer |
State of Erfurt
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince-archbishop |
John Frederick Charles of Ostein (Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein) (1743-1763)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1756-1761 |
| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 1.9 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 443756 |
| References | KM# 293, 334 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). Roland Gräßler; 2003. Die Erfurter Münzprägung des Erzbistums Mainz von 1756 - 1802 = The Erfurt Coinage of the Archbishopric of Mainz from 1756 to 1802. Self-published. |
Obverse
Crowned arms in baroque frame. Clockwise legend around starting at the bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering: I · F · C · D · G · S · S · M · A · E · S · R · I · P · G · A · C · P · E · E · W ·
Unabridged legend: Iohannes Fridericus Carolus Dei Gratia Sacrae Sedis Moguntinae Archi Episcopus Sacri Romani Imperii Per Germaniam Archi Cancellarius Princeps Elector Episcopus Wormatiensis
Reverse
Four-line inscription with denomination, SM (for Scheide Munz), and date. Plant stems on either side.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1
PFENNIG
S 🞲 M
1761
Edge
Plain
Mint
Erfurt, GermanyComments
This type is listed under Mainz in KM and under Erfurt in Schön DM and Gräßler. KM only lists this type in 1761.
Gräßler lists many variations of this type: Gräßler# 10, 11, 11.1, 12, 12.1, 12.2, 13, and 14 (1756), Gräßler# 104 to Gräßler# 105.2 (1760), and Gräßler# 159, 159.1, and 160 (1761).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| 1756 | 
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KM# -293Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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| 1760 | KM# -Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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| 1761 | KM# 334Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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Languages: EN, DE, RU
Numista Rarity index: 93
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